KEIZER, Ore. -- Salem-Keizer found the best way to quiet Tri-City's hot bats during a 4-0 win Wednesday at Volcanoes Stadium.

KEIZER, Ore. -- Former Oregon State shortstop Joey Wong had the night off and Tri-City teammate Jeremiah Sammy made the most of his opportunity.

KEIZER, Ore. -- The Tri-City Dust Devils have hit their first real rough patch of the season.

KEIZER, Ore. -- Ryne Price singled with two outs in the 10th inning, and the West-leading Salem-Keizer Volcanoes handed the Tri-City Dust Devils a second straight one-run loss, taking a 6-5 decision Sunday.

KEIZER, Ore. -- The Tri-City Dust Devils had their six-game winning streak snapped Saturday after Dan Cook's groundball trickled off Joseph Sanders' glove at third base and found its way into left field, scoring Brooks Lindsley from second base for a 4-3 Volcanoes' win.

A franchise-record crowd of 3,796 came out to Gesa Stadium on Friday to see a fireworks show.

PASCO -- The Colorado Rockies will face some tough decisions in the next few weeks.

PASCO -- Any Northwest League player or coach will tell you that Gesa Stadium has never been known as a hitter's park.

Any Northwest League player or coach will tell you that Gesa Stadium has never been known as a hitter's park.

SPOKANE -- Joseph Sanders' two-out RBI single in the top of the 10th inning lifted the Tri-City Dust Devils to a 6-5 victory over the Spokane Indians on Tuesday night at Avista Stadium.

SPOKANE -- The bats of the Spokane Indians once again remained silent far too long at Avista Stadium on Monday night.

SPOKANE -- Mike Zuanich's three-run blast capped a five-run 10th inning and the Tri-City Dust Devils recovered after blowing a big lead to beat the Spokane Indians 12-7 on Sunday night at Avista Stadium.

PASCO -- How quickly can you make seven walks, three wild pitches and four earned runs disappear?

PASCO -- Michael Zuanich hit his last home run May 12, so he wasn't exactly sure if the ball he hit off Vancouver reliever Justin Street on Friday night had enough juice to get out of Gesa Stadium.

PASCO -- Fred Ocasio has always favored an aggressive approach to baserunning in his four years as Tri-City Dust Devils manager.

PASCO -- Talk about taking one for the team.

PASCO -- Kent Matthes is a Golden Spikes finalist for a reason.

BOISE -- Kent Matthes lined a two-out RBI double in the top of the ninth inning, breaking a 5-all tie as Tri-City completed a season-opening sweep at Memorial Stadium.

PASCO -- Here are player and coaching staff bios for the Northwest League's 2009 Tri-City Dust Devils:

Tim Wheeler isn't expecting an easy year with the Tri-City Dust Devils.

The Northwest League title returned to the East Division in 2008 as Spokane earned its eighth NWL championship since 1987.

BOISE -- The Tri-City Dust Devils continued to hit the ball with alarming effectiveness to begin the 2009 season.

PASCO -- Here is the 2009 schedule for the Northwest League's Tri-City Dust Devils:

BOISE -- The most interesting part of the Tri-City Dust Devils' 14-8 win over Boise in the Northwest League opener Saturday at Memorial Stadium wasn't the Dust Devils' 15 hits.

There's no denying Scott Beerer's power when he steps up to the plate.

Darryl Scott has seen plenty of pitching staffs through his 11-year professional career in baseball.

Kent Matthes was a little shocked not to have been selected on the first day of Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft, held last week in Secaucus, N.J.

The Tri-City Dust Devils set foot on the Gesa Stadium grass Monday for the first time in 2009, as manager Fred Ocasio pushed the team through its first workout in Pasco.

KENNEWICK -- Tri-City Dust Devils manager Fred Ocasio has learned that several of the Colorado Rockies' top college selections from the First-Year Player Draft will be assigned to the team if they are signed by the major league club.

Fred Ocasio is ready to begin the Northwest League season after spending the last several weeks in Tucson, Ariz., as part of the Colorado Rockies extended spring training.

PASCO -- The Tri-City Dust Devils will be holding national anthem tryouts from noon to 6 p.m. today at Gesa Stadium in Pasco.

PASCO -- The Tri-City Dust Devils have reached an agreement to move their games to KFLD 870 AM.

PASCO -- The Colorado Rockies announced Friday that Fred Ocasio will return for a fourth season as Tri-City Dust Devils manager, keeping one of the team's most familiar faces in place for the 2009 season.

YAKIMA -- Bob Didier will return as the Yakima Bears manager next season and Dan Carlson will be back as pitching coach.

YAKIMA -- For inspiring such growth, and helping solidify the Yakima Bears in what is easily the league's smallest market, K.L. Wombacher has been named the Northwest League's Executive of the Year.

A big-picture perspective was required to fully appreciate the Tri-City Dust Devils' accomplishments in 2008.

KEIZER, Ore. -- Doug Hogan singled home the winning run in the 10th inning as the visiting Spokane Indians won the Northwest League title with a 6-5 win over the two-time defending champion Salem-Keizer Volcanoes in the best-of-5 series.

The Tri-City Dust Devils closed the book on their eighth season with a 6-2 loss to the Yakima Bears on Wednesday at Gesa Stadium in front of 3,022 fans.

Charlie Blackmon and Erik Wetzel combined for four hits and three runs in the first two innings as the visiting Tri-City Dust Devils build a 4-0 lead en route to a 6-3 win over the Yakima Bears at County Stadium.

Charlie Blackmon and Erik Wetzel combined for four hits and three runs in the first two innings as the visiting Tri-City Dust Devils build a 4-0 lead en route to a 6-3 win over the Yakima Bears at County Stadium.

Justin Parker hit a two-run triple to highlight a three-run first inning and the Yakima Bears went on to defeat the Tri-City Dust Devils

Charlie Blackmon's first and likely his only season with the Tri-City Dust Devils is coming to an end, but his legacy with the team became official during the Dust Devils' 7-0 win Sunday over the Yakima Bears at Gesa Stadium.

YAKIMA -- Yakima Bears starter Houston Summers (5-7) scattered seven hits and held the Tri-City Dust Devils to one through six innings in a 5-3 win at County Stadium.

Outfielder Charlie Blackmon and left-handed pitcher Kenneth Durst of the Tri-City Dust Devils were named to the Northwest League All-Star team, which was announced Thursday.

The good news was that the Tri-City Dust Devils set a franchise record Friday against the Yakima Bears at Gesa Stadium.

Spokane's Joey Butler hit a two-run single to center field off Tri-City Dust Devils reliever Tyler Trice with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday night to break a 4-4 tie as the Indians pulled out a 7-4 win at Avista Stadium.

SPOKANE -- The Tri-City Dust Devils lost two leads against Spokane on Wednesday night en route to a 5-3 loss to the Indians in the second game of a three-game stand at Avista Stadium.

SPOKANE -- The Spokane Indians beat the Tri-City Dust Devils 7-0 on Tuesday in the first of a three-game Northwest League home stand at Avista Stadium.

The Spokane Indians haven't exactly been in panic mode lately, holding a five-game lead over the second-place Boise Hawks with 10 games remaining in the regular season before Monday's game against the Tri-City Dust Devils.

As the fall weather begins to take hold in the Columbia Basin, the Tri-City Dust Devils are playing it cool.